The Bank of Ukraine announces the issue for next July 25 of a coin dedicated to the aerospace engineer Valentín Glushkó. The face value of the coin will be 2 grivnas and will be put on sale in Ukraine for about 40 grivnas (1.30 euros), it is minted on an alpaca alloy also called German silver.
The obverse has a stylized composition of the takeoff of the ferry "Buran" powered by the "Energia" rocket. The Energia was the most powerful Soviet launcher and the last technological achievement of the USSR in the space race. It had the capacity to put around 100 metric tons in low Earth orbit, and other lighter weight cargoes in higher orbits, it is the most powerful cargo rocket ever built and one of the multiple projects in which Glushkó participated.
The reverse shows a portrait of Valentín Glushkó, his name and the years in which he was born and died "1908 - 1989".
Characteristics
Face value: 2 grivnas
Metal: Alpaca
Diameter: 31 mm
Weight: 12.8 g
Issue volume: 35,000
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